Nelumbium speciosum.

Silver instantly removed by Ether & surface only slightly repellent. — sponged with water at 96° still somewhat repellent— rubbed with pumice still slight repellence— Leaf forms a saucer.

July 19. 11°

Sponged near side near centre & above with water at 94°-95° & rubbed opposite side with pumice.

N.B. As water at 94°-95° trickled off leaf left a white trail which almost instantly soon disappeared.

July 20th The same appearance seen today— Is not caused by cold water. — Due no doubt to warmth of water temporary rendering more cle transparent the little particles of wax. — for warm poker held near caused same appearance, which was either temporary or permanent if held for some time, & in this latter case wax cd be seen to have run into a sheet. Ether re dissolves & then redeposit the wax, & afterwards surface studded with minute points whence the wax dissolved.)

(July 28th The space which was rubbed with pumice very brown; & the space which was sponged with tepid water yellowish & veins brownish, but this only where water had lain, for other parts, beautifully green; I shd say plant sickly.)